Tufted Puffin vs Common Murre

Fratercula cirrhata в сравнении с Uria aalge

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Tufted Puffin Common Murre
Научное название Fratercula cirrhata Uria aalge
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Alcidae Alcidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,8 cm (15.3 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
Масса 767,3 g (27.07 oz) 984,0 g (34.71 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Tufted Puffin only

Нет

Common Murre only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Tufted Puffin

Least Concern

Common Murre

About These Birds

Tufted Puffin

Tufted Puffin, 36–41 cm, is the largest North Pacific puffin, breeding on grassy slopes of islands from California to Kamchatka. Jet-black body, white face, massive orange-red bill, striking golden head tufts. Piscivore; carries multiple fish crosswise in bill. Pelagic in winter across North Pacific.

Common Murre

Common Murre, 38–46 cm, is among the most abundant seabirds in the North Atlantic and Pacific. Breeds on cliff ledges in huge colonies; single pear-shaped egg rolls in a circle rather than off the ledge. Piscivore; dives to 180 m for fish. Flies with rapid wingbeats; waddling gait on land.

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